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Taiwan TV station in media freedom row gets internet boost
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan television station at the centre of a dispute over media freedom that could be forced off the air this week has received a boost to its online presence, a senior executive ...
Dec 10, 2020
North Korea wasted chance to improve relations under Trump, U.S. envoy says
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Pyongyang squandered an opportunity to fundamentally reinvent its relationship with the United States during Donald Trump's presidency, Washington's to...
Dec 10, 2020
Migrant caravan sets off to U.S. from Honduras, risking new tensions
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - A few hundred Hondurans formed a caravan bound for the United States on Wednesday after hurricanes battered the country, posing a fresh challenge t...
Dec 09, 2020
The face-mask seat: a South Korean student’s attempt to recycle in COVID times
By Minwoo Park UIWANG, South Korea (Reuters) - How many disposable masks does it take to make a stool? Kim Ha-neul knows it takes 1,500. Bothered by the waste caused by disposable face masks, many of ...
Dec 09, 2020
South Korea scrambles to build container hospital beds to combat third COVID wave
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea authorities scrambled on Thursday to build shipping container hospital beds to alleviate medical facilities stretched by the latest coronavirus wave, whic...
Dec 09, 2020
Maduro allies win 91% of Venezuela congress seats after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United...
Dec 09, 2020
Amnesty criticises Airbnb for West Bank settlement listings ahead of IPO
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Airbnb of acting in bad faith towards investors ahead of its stock market debut on Thursday by failing to inform them of its politicall...
Dec 09, 2020
Explainer: What the UK cases of allergic reaction mean for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator has advised people with a history of significant allergies not to get Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the fi...
Dec 09, 2020
Spain’s former king pays back taxes after leaving amid scandal
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who left his homeland under a cloud of scandal in August, has settled a back tax bill worth over 678,000 euros ($817,871) including interest and fin...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. FTC, states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of states sued Facebook on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law. The FTC said in a statement that i...
Dec 09, 2020
